David Halbert, the billionaire founder of Caris Life Sciences, opens up about his high-stakes career and his ultimate passion project: Halbert National Golf Course. Halbert, who believes his AI genomics company will be a "multi-trillion dollar company" focused on extending life, discusses how he convinced himself to spend "$50 million plus" to transform hay fields into a private course. Learn why he gave legendary course designer Tom Fazio a "no budget" mandate and why the goal is to make Halbert National the number one Fazio course and the number one course in Texas.
00:00 David Dean Halbert's Ultimate Hobby: Why He Built a Golf Course
02:25 Partnering with Golf Legend Tom Fazio
09:41 Caris Life Sciences And The Future Of Personalized Medicine
19:33 The Company's Cardinal 'Mom Rule'
25:41 The Multi-Trillion Dollar Future Of Halbert's Company
Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2025/10/04/this-billionaire-built-a-50-million-golf-course-so-his-wife-had-a-place-to-swing-like-an-idiot/
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